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Write in Agenda
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2. Topic: Agricultural Revolution
Unit: Stone Ages
EQ: How did the development of agriculture bring great changes to human society?

3. The First farmers Neolithic Era (New Stone Age)
Began about 10,000 YA in Southwest Asia
Refined stone tools
Ended about 5,000 YA in Egypt
Metal tools

4. Agricultural Revolution
Warming trend brought an end to the ice ages
New plants begin to grow
People rely on wild plants for food
Settle where grains grow
Learned to plant seeds
Learned to change plants to be more useful to humans
DOMESTICATION
Leads to agriculture: farming
Able to produce their own food

5. Domestication of Animals
Hunters did not follow wild herds anymore
Farmers begin keeping goats for milk, food, and wool
Use large animals to carry large loads or pull tools
Greatly improved people’s chances for survival

6. Farming Changes Society
Survival = focus on other activities
Domestication allowed people to make clothing from fibers
Build permanent settlements
Population growth= gathering
Religious ceremonies
Megaliths: huge stones used as monuments
Most likely dedicated to the four elements: air, water, fire, and earth

7. Summarize
Briefly retell the main ideas of a piece of writing in ONE’S OWN WORDS
Cover only the main ideas and important details
Should not be any longer than ⅓ the length of the original text

8. Agricultural Revolution Summary
what
start a paragraph by explaining what the agricultural revolution is
2. Explain: (Answer the EQ using your notes)
explain how the development of agriculture brought great changes to human society. Cite evidence from the text
3. Conclusion:
Tell why the Agricultural Revolution was important
NO MORE THAN 5-6 SENTENCES